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The Wives by Tarryn Fisher
4.0
Loved this book because it made me question everything I thought I knew from the first half of the book.
Written so well that you have to flip through the pages to see what happens and what is true.
Written so well that you have to flip through the pages to see what happens and what is true.
Truth Be Told by Kathleen Barber
4.0
Y’all I am IN LOVE with murder podcasts. I listen to @crimejunkiepodcast and @swordandscale every chance I get. So when I saw that Truth Be Told was based on a podcast looking into a wrongful conviction over ten years later I was all in. The book is told from Josie’s perspective. After her father was murdered and the neighbor was charged, Josie moved away, left her mother and sister behind, and started a new life. The podcast changes all of that and drags her home and back to the memories of her fathers death and family’s unraveling. Who really did murder her father? Better yet, why?
You Are Not Alone by Greer Hendricks, Sarah Pekkanen
4.0
Talk about conflicted feelings. I’d give this first half of the book 2/5 stars and the second half 4.5/5. I was so confused by the amount of characters I started taking notes. To make matters worse, the characters had fake names and disguises so the amount of people to keep track of was insane. Once I reached the half way mark (which I had to force myself to do) I was hooked and needed to find out if the main character was charged with a murder she didn’t commit. All of the small, tiny, mundane details that were scattered throughout the book came together in the end and made the ending complete. Still no idea how to rate this book overall. But if you’re going to read it, take notes and stick with it!
Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
5.0
I put this book off for so long because of all of the hype. It’s not my genre, at all. But I did love it. I loved the way it was written like a documentary decades later. I loved the opposing views even if it was difficult to keep everyone straight at first. I loved the ending even though I couldn’t figure out how it could possibly end.
Regretting You by Colleen Hoover
5.0
I’m late to the party on reading this book but it lived up to the expectation. Definite 5 star book. The description didn’t quite do the book justice and this review won’t either because it would ruin the twists and turns to tell you what this book is actually about. Morgan and her daughter, Clara, take turns narrating this book about their high school years. After a death in the family everything they thought they knew is turned upside down. It’s a true look into the darker side of mother daughter relationships and how lack of communication adds fuel to the fire.
I Found You by Lisa Jewell
5.0
Lisa Jewell hasn't written a book I haven't loved. This one is no different. 3 different perspectives across 2 different decades. Lisa does a wonderful job of switching between characters, and given just enough information to keep you flipping pages and wondering who is who and what happened 20 years ago.
The other thing I loved about this book is the ending. Sometimes I am left imagining what happened. Sometimes I feel like I have so many questions. I appreciate closure in books and this book gave just enough. I was happy with the way Lisa wrapped up every story line and still left some
The other thing I loved about this book is the ending. Sometimes I am left imagining what happened. Sometimes I feel like I have so many questions. I appreciate closure in books and this book gave just enough. I was happy with the way Lisa wrapped up every story line and still left some
The Last House Guest by Megan Miranda
3.0
I had high expectations for The Last House Guest as Missing Girls was one of my favorite thrillers when I got back into reading a few years ago. I enjoyed this book but didn’t love it. Avery has a traumatic past and finds herself best friends with Sadie Logan, a girl whose last name holds weight in the town. After a death in the Loman family is ruled a suicide, Avery continues to find clues and details herself which lead her to dark discoveries of her own past. I enjoyed the twists and turns of the book but found it to be tedious to keep up with. There was no depth to the characters and I didn’t find myself rooting for Avery to uncover a murder.
The Grace Year by Kim Liggett
Another 5 star book. I couldn’t figure out why the actual hard cover displayed a flower before I got into this book, but like the book says “a flower is never just a flower.” .
I loved this book. Very hunger games, dystopian world-esque but with more depth of gender roles and the quiet portion of people that ignore the repercussions of disobeying them. I promise it’s not as political as that sounds but it’ll make sense when you read it —-> which you should.
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I need your thoughts on the ending. I don’t know how I’m supposed to interpret the last 2 pages
I loved this book. Very hunger games, dystopian world-esque but with more depth of gender roles and the quiet portion of people that ignore the repercussions of disobeying them. I promise it’s not as political as that sounds but it’ll make sense when you read it —-> which you should.
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I need your thoughts on the ending. I don’t know how I’m supposed to interpret the last 2 pages